i'm trying to get a group of guys to maybe rent some bikes and do some riding -sounds like you know costa rica and where to ride
any good areas for single track and maybe a map ?

we would like to maybe rent a place or hotel it in one spot and ride the area for 3 or 4 days returning to a home base every nite .
i love saddle baging but some of the guys, that may go -i don't think could handle a full 3 or 4 days riding in a row.

So this may be a long shot, but I am headed to Costa Rica in March for a Habitat for Humanity build in Las Vueltas. The build finishes up on Sat. March 16, and I don't leave San Jose till Tues. the 19th. I was thinking about renting a bike - I have done a 10 day self-guided riding tour through MotoDiscovery several years ago, so I am familiar with the condition of the roads. I won't have gear with me for dirtbiking, but I will have boots, gloves, long pants and a jacket. Am I crazy to see if anyone would be up for playing tour guide on a day road ride? Obviously I would need to borrow/rent a helmet and bike. Suggestions? I currently own a KTM 950 and a 525, and can give a long list of references as to my riding abilities if anyone is considering a loaner.
Pura Vida!

So this may be a long shot, but I am headed to Costa Rica in March for a Habitat for Humanity build in Las Vueltas. The build finishes up on Sat. March 16, and I don't leave San Jose till Tues. the 19th. I was thinking about renting a bike - I have done a 10 day self-guided riding tour through MotoDiscovery several years ago, so I am familiar with the condition of the roads. I won't have gear with me for dirtbiking, but I will have boots, gloves, long pants and a jacket. Am I crazy to see if anyone would be up for playing tour guide on a day road ride? Obviously I would need to borrow/rent a helmet and bike. Suggestions? I currently own a KTM 950 and a 525, and can give a long list of references as to my riding abilities if anyone is considering a loaner.
Pura Vida!

Now I need to get a new bottom and top end down there....
I found a shipping company, MariaBarquero, about $200 and 3-4 weeks door to door. Still cheaper than buying the parts down there
My next trip down is in July.

Bike is taken by custom yesterday in sixaola.
Waiting on a friend to bring me the title from ny.
Even thou I went in and out of Costa Rica
A week before with only the registration, this border
Crossing wanted the title
Hoping to get it back Monday Tuesday
4/8 or so if anyone is around and wants to
To ride north.
Im waiting in San Jose till than

So after an official letter from the ambassador(israel)
That was asking to help rush the process.
Getting the title sent from ny, wait for them
To approve it, wait, more wait, hire someone
To deal with custom(you are not allowed to)
I got my bike back.
22 days of hating anything costarican
When I went to pick it up the bike was not
Running.
It looked like they rode it from the border
To limon and when the fuel light came on
They just laid it flat on the back of their pickup.
I had to jump start it, the engine was off.
And it was throwing gas from the hose under
The bike.
So had to take it apart when I opened it
I realized there was only about a liter left
On the right tank and the right one was empty
The whole right side was covered with red
Marks from a gasoline spill.
Cleaned the carb and tighten a hose.
So it was stressful and aggravating.
Left Costa Rica not sure if I will ever come back.

Bike is taken by custom yesterday in sixaola.
Waiting on a friend to bring me the title from ny.
Even thou I went in and out of Costa Rica
A week before with only the registration, this border
Crossing wanted the title
Hoping to get it back Monday Tuesday
4/8 or so if anyone is around and wants to
To ride north.
Im waiting in San Jose till than

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Bummer! That wasn't very pura vida.....:huh
What is the law? Title required or these guys just made it up?

I'll just re-state the obvious: you have nothing to lose by bringing a title (if, like NY, the title is your actual ownership document), much to potentially lose if you don't. Registration does not prove ownership in the USA; it proves current registration, fees, etc. Only the title proves ownership.

Lots of people get by with just a registration, but then again some don't. Some never get asked for their title; others find it's required at every border.

The above does not apply if the bike is registered in a place which doesn't provide titles. In that case, bring whatever document proves, and allows you to transfer, ownership.